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Boise PP staffer implicated in Ohio incest coverupThe Signup For Updates | Donate Online Monday, January 5, 2009 Here is the detailed press release the IVA sent out this morning:
PRESS RELEASE January 5, 2009
To: News Desks/Assignment Editors
Contact: Bryan Fischer (208) 841-2546 Executive Director, What ought to be a concern to all Idaho parents is that Ms. Piercey served in the same role with a Planned Parenthood affiliate in Ohio, and was named as a defendant in civil suit alleging that the Planned Parenthood staff under Ms. Piercey’s direction and supervision broke state law by refusing to report the sexual abuse of 16-year-old Denise Fairbanks at the hands of her own father. Although the suit was dismissed earlier this year, it will be refiled this month. Ms. Fairbanks’ attorney, Brian Hurley, may be reached at 513-784-1525. The original complaint, which includes the facts of the case and a damning “don’t ask, don’t tell” note in Ms. Piercey’s own handwriting, can be viewed here. (The handwritten note, “Exhibit A,” can be seen on the next to last page.) Ms. Fairbanks’ father had not only abused her since she was 13, he got her Alarmingly, a note in Ms. Piercey’s own handwriting reveals that Planned Parenthood had adopted a “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy with regard to the sexual abuse of minors. Despite the fact that Ms. Fairbanks informed Planned Parenthood’s staff that she had been forced to engage in sexual acts, Planned Parenthood staff did not report the suspected abuse to law enforcement officials, as they were required to do under “In other words,” said “This behavior is clearly immoral, unethical and illegal. Idahoans have every right to know whether Ms. Piercey is coaching Planned Parenthood staff right here in The father is now in prison, no thanks to Planned Parenthood. Less than two months before Ms. Fairbanks came into Ms. Piercey’s Planned Parenthood clinic, another 16-year-old had informed Piercey’s staff that she had become pregnant as a result of a sexual assault. Planned Parenthood covered up that suspected sex crime as well. Ms. Piercey is also a defendant in another case, in which Planned Parenthood again failed to report the sexual abuse of a minor and evaded In that case, a 21-year-old soccer coach began a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl on his team. After he impregnated her, he took her to Ms. Piercey’s clinic for an abortion. Despite being accompanied for her abortion by the soccer coach, who claimed to be her brother despite having a different last name, and who paid for the abortion using his own credit card, Planned Parenthood never verified that either of her parents had given consent to the abortion. Also, the Planned Parenthood staff who had been trained by Ms. Piercey did not report the sexual abuse, and made no effort to determine the age of the minor’s sexual partner despite knowing that 70% of all babies born to teenaged girls are fathered by men older than 20. He likewise, no thanks to Planned Parenthood, was eventually convicted of sexual battery and spent three years in prison. Planned Parenthood employees coached minors on what not to say when they In fact, from January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2004, Ms. Piercey’s clinic did not report even a single instance of suspected sexual abuse. That latter case is currently tied up in the Ohio Supreme Court, awaiting a ruling on whether Planned Parenthood will be required to divulge statistical information on the number of abortions it performs. (The legal complaint arguing for the release of this information can be viewed here.) Information that Planned Parenthood did produce made it clear that it only reported sexual abuse when clients disclosed information that left the clinic with no choice but to report known abuse. Because statistical information on the number of abortions performed – which would not violate patient confidentiality since identities would be redacted from the report – might well reveal that covering up sex crimes is not an isolated incident but part of an endemic pattern, Planned Parenthood has fought the request all the way up the state’s high court. Said Fischer, “There clearly was a pattern under Ms. Piercey’s supervision for Planned Parenthood staff to turn a blind eye to its duty to report suspected sexual abuse of minors. Idahoans have a right to know if that pattern is being repeated here. And since He added, “It’s hard not to suspect that Planned Parenthood avoids reporting requirements for the crassest of reasons: money. Doing abortions on minors is a gravy train for them, and they don’t want a little thing like obeying the law to interfere with that. If adult perpetrators know they’ll get reported, they will be less inclined to bring minors in for abortions. And abortions represent big money for Planned Parenthood.” Concluded Fischer, “We challenge Randy Jackson of Youth4Revolution, who tipped the IVA to this developing story, said, “The fact that Ms. Piercey works here gives us serious concern on how a teenager who may be a victim of sexual abuse is being treated when she comes here. The public has a right to know if this Planned Parenthood is actually concerned with keeping our children safe from sexual predators, or if they are more interested in the bottom line.” Similar instances of Planned Parenthood clinics covering up statutory rapes have been exposed in the last two weeks at three other clinics, two in Indiana and one in Said Fischer, “All this indicates that failures by Planned Parenthood to report sexual abuse are not isolated instances but part of a nationwide pattern.” The Repeated calls by the IVA to Ms. Piercey have not been returned. - ### - IVA IN THE NEWS Idaho Press-Tribune Students accuse BSU of religious prejudice IVA IN THE BLOGOSPHERE If you value the work of the IVA, please consider a donation today. Information on how to donate, including online, may be found here. Thank you! |
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pregnant at age 16, at which point he brought her to the Planned Parenthood affiliate in Cincinnati where Ms. Piercey, as the Vice President of Education and Training, was in charge of training Planned Parenthood’s employees. She was responsible to ensure that they understood their legal duty to report knowledge or suspicion of the sexual abuse of minors.
arrived at the clinic so that they would not disclose information that would compel the clinic to report sexual abuse.